American baseball player

Cody Ross

Cody Joseph Ross, nicknamed "Toy Cannon" and "Ross the Boss," is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 12 seasons; with the Detroit Tigers (2003), Los Angeles Dodgers (2005–2006), Cincinnati Reds (2006), Florida Marlins (2006–2010), San Francisco Giants (2010–2011), Boston Red Sox (2012), Arizona Diamondbacks (2013–2014) and Oakland Athletics (2015). Ross won a World Series with the San Francisco Giants in 2010. He is one of the few Major League players to bat right-handed and throw left-handed.

Born

1980

December 23

Died

Living

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1980s

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Cody, in brief

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Key dates

1980 Born

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484 The Arian Vandal Kingdom ceases its persecution of Nicene Christianity.
558 Chlothar I is crowned King of the Franks.
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962 The Sack of Aleppo as part of the Arab–Byzantine wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops storm the city of Aleppo.

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The world in 1980

When Cody arrived

april 12 The Americo-Liberian government of Liberia is violently deposed.
april 12 Transbrasil Flight 303, a Boeing 727, crashes on approach to Hercílio Luz International Airport in Florianópolis, Brazil. Fifty-five out of the 58 people on board are killed.
april 12 Canadian runner and athlete, Terry Fox begins his Marathon of Hope Run in St. John's, NF
april 18 The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency.

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Same-day contemporaries

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Adly Mansour 1945– Egyptian lawyer, judge, and politician, President of Egypt Arthur Gilligan 1894– English cricketer (died 1976) Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator Bernard Pollard 1984– American football player Bobby Ross 1936– American football player and coach Frederic Forrest 1936– American actor (died 2023) Gerrit W. Gong 1953– American religious leader and academic Jari Mäenpää 1977– Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist Jean-François Champollion 1790–1832 French philologist, orientalist, and scholar (died 1832)

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Aaron Brown 1980–2024 American journalist and academic (born 1948) Anthony Minichiello 1980– Australian rugby league player Bijou Phillips 1980– American actress and model Bradley Wiggins 1980– English cyclist Byron Leftwich 1980– American football player and coach Clinton Toopi 1980– New Zealand rugby league player Daniel MacPherson 1980– Australian actor and television host Daniel Sedin 1980– Swedish ice hockey player D'banj 1980– Nigerian singer-songwriter and harmonica player

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